644.054. 1. Fees imposed in sections 644.052 and 644.053 shall,
except for those fees imposed pursuant to subsection 4 and subsections 6 to
13 of section 644.052, become effective October 1, 1990, and shall expire
December 31, 2018. Fees imposed pursuant to subsection 4 and subsections 6
to 13 of section 644.052 shall become effective August 28, 2000, and shall
expire on December 31, 2018. The clean water commission shall promulgate
rules and regulations on the procedures for billing and collection. All
sums received through the payment of fees shall be placed in the state
treasury and credited to an appropriate subaccount of the natural resources
protection fund created in section 640.220. Moneys in the subaccount shall
be expended, upon appropriation, solely for the administration of sections
644.006 to 644.141. Fees collected pursuant to subsection 10 of section
644.052 by a city, a public sewer district, a public water district or
other publicly owned treatment works are state fees. Five percent of the
fee revenue collected shall be retained by the city, public sewer district,
public water district or other publicly owned treatment works as
reimbursement of billing and collection expenses.

2. The commission may grant a variance pursuant to section 644.061 to
reduce fees collected pursuant to section 644.052 for facilities that adopt
systems or technologies that reduce the discharge of water contaminants
substantially below the levels required by commission rules.

3. Fees imposed in subsections 2 to 6 of section 644.052 shall be due
on the date of application and on each anniversary date of permit issuance
thereafter until the permit is terminated.

4. The director of the department of natural resources shall conduct
a comprehensive review of the fee structure in sections 644.052 and
644.053. The review shall include stakeholder meetings in order to solicit
stakeholder input. The director shall submit a report to the general
assembly by December 31, 2012, which shall include its findings and a
recommended plan for the fee structure. The plan shall also include time
lines for permit issuance, provisions for expedited permits, and
recommendations for any other improved services provided by the fee
funding.